Month: May 2009

ODST Sarge dropped in to announce the first newsletter of the Machinima Voice Acting Association – it’s a 750k PDF file, available from their forums. It contains machinima reviews and interviews with folks making machinima (or machinima accessories), along with general gaming news and industry speculation. Check it out!(Louis Wu 22:21:58 UTC)

The online magazine Suit101.com has published a review of the Halo Graphic Novel (the one released in 2006 – yeah, they’re jumping in a little late); they weren’t really happy with it. Their impression: this book will appeal to hard-core Halo fans, but not to anyone not immersed in the videogame’s lore. Give it a…

Leviathan and UNSC Trooper have teamed up again for more graphic storytelling – this time, it’s called ‘Blue Dawn’, and it deals with the origins of the UNSC. Nice work!(Louis Wu 14:42:36 UTC)

A few days ago, Azrael pointed out some new concept art from James Cameron’s latest project, ‘Avatar’ – and the flying craft definitely bears a resemblance to Halo’s Hornet. (The mech also bears a passing resemblance to Halo Wars’ Cyclops, but that’s a little more tenuous.) I didn’t post this because life was crazy, and…

Bungie is running a special screenshot contest this weekend – not only do you have a shot at winning Recon armor, but you can win a printed version of your shot from the new Haloscreenshots.com service. Read all the details in the Bungie.net post – and get cracking! You’ve only got until midnight Sunday (PST).…

CrazedOne1988 posted three links showing off his nearly half-hour-long mashup of Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda and Bungie’s Halo 3 – if you played a lot of Zelda when you were younger, this will bring back memories! (Louis Wu 00:41:51 UTC)

A very astute Bungie.net denizen pointed out a new forum at Bungie.net – devoted to a game called ‘Halo: Reach’, apparently. His post (and the new forum) were removed posthaste… but in these days of Google caches, it’s hard to make ANYTHING go ALL the way away. Cocopjojo pointed out that the cached version of…

z0mbyjr pointed out that Grind Rider: The Preview was posted last month. (Last we heard about this machinima, it was summer 2008 – and THAT was 5 months after the time before.) Check it out – decide for yourself how Just Another Fan is doing! (Louis Wu 00:32:10 UTC)

Halopedia’s CaptainTony was the first to notice that the a cast photo for Halo 3: ODST was visible on the set of the GameTrailers TV vid (shown Thursday night) – and the first to point out another pic that showed the last ODST off to the left. (Kotaku picked up on this on Saturday evening,…

Fragclone noticed that Arby ‘n’ the Chief S3E13 is now up on YouTube. Commentary on machinima fanbois, and machinima in general. Long. (18 minutes long.)(Louis Wu 00:29:09 UTC)

Not sure how widespread this deal is – but if you need a new copy of Halo 3, this might be the cheapest way (ever) to get one: according to a posting at FatWallet.com, some FYE stores are offering Halo 3 for $29.99… with a $25 mail-in rebate. That leaves you with a final price…

Stuntmutt read the news about the new screenshot printing service offered by haloscreenshots.com in last night’s Weekly Update, and was moved to send us a his thoughts in the form of a One One Se7en comic. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.(Louis Wu 15:54:35 UTC)

The Bungie Weekly Update is live – and it’s a rambling, almost ramshackle affair… sort of like a sprawling 1-story ranch that’s been abandoned for a while. Wind is whistling through the hallways, and it’s picking up some interesting tidbits from the tattered carpet. (There are also some fun stats based on how we present…